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Logistic Growth of EHR users under MeaningfulUse

Logistic Growth Curve (courtesy of Wikipedia) Students of economics will likely be familiar with the logistic growth curve.  The curve has been used to model population growth, in modeling of stochastic processes and  adoption of new technology . The early part of the curve is nearly exponential in the early stages, then moves to linear, and finally into exponential decay. Recently, HHS released data on Meaningful Use attestations (through November of last year) on Data.gov . Brian Ahier posted a couple of extractions from this data earlier today.  The data includes the following elements: Variable Name Definition Vendor Name Name of EHR vendor EHR Product Name Name of EHR product EHR Product Version Version of EHR product Product Classification Whether product meets all Meaningful Use requirements (Complete) or meets only part of the Meaningful Use requirements (Modular) Product Setting Practice setting for which...

A Meaningful Definition

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a final rule defining meaningful use requirements to qualify for incentive payments under the HITECH portion of the ARRA. The final rule for meaningful use is embedded below (it is temporarily available at the Public Inspection Desk , but this link will expire after the rule is actually published) and it is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register July, 28 2010. The rule definitively outlines all the specifics of Stage 1 meaningful use and clinical quality measure reporting to receive the incentive payments in 2011 and 2012. The final rule builds on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) released December 30, 2009. The definition of meaningful use attempts to harmonize criteria across other CMS programs as much as possible and coordinate with quality initiatives. It also is closely linked to the certification standards criteria in development by the Office of the National Coordin...